Then and Now: Everyone Involved in the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Scandal

Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were at the center of a media storm in 1994 for one of the biggest scandals in sports history. After Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee during practice before the U.S. Women's Championships in Detroit by an attacker allegedly linked to Harding, Harding was stripped of her championship title and banned from the sport for life. Now, the story is the subject of the film I, Tonya. Here's a look at all of the key players and where they are now.

Tonya Harding

Then:

In the early '90s, Harding was one of the best professional female figure skaters in the U.S. In 1991, she was the second woman in history and the first American to land a triple axel at the U.S. championships.

Her journey to the 1994 Olympics was a downhill battle that consisted of her breaking down over a broken lace, fighting accusations from her then-husband that she had prior knowledge of the attack on Kerrigan, and finishing in eighth place in the women's figure skating division.

Although Harding always vehemently denied she was involved in Kerrigan's assault, she pleaded guilty to hindering the prosecution in March 1994.

The Washington Post reported in July 1994, six months after the attack, that the U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Harding of her '94 national championship and banned her from the organization for life. "By a preponderance of the evidence, the five members of the panel concluded that she had prior knowledge and was involved prior to the incident," hearing panel chairman William Hybl said. "This is based on civil standards, not criminal standards."

Now:

Harding divorced Gilloly in 1993, and married her second husband, Michael Smith, in 1995. However, Harding and Smith's marriage lasted only three months. Today, Harding, 47, lives in Washington state with her third husband Joseph Jens Price. Harding told Inside Edition in 2012 that she met her current husband, Price, at a karaoke bar and the two married in 2010.

The couple has a 6-year-old son named Gordon, whose birth Harding considers a miracle after she was once told she could not have children, according to Oregon Live.

"He's the most wonderful thing in the world," Harding said of her son amid tears in the 2012 Inside Edition interview. When asked whether she will tell her son about her infamous past, Harding responded, "My son will know who his mom is and who his dad is when the time is right."

Investigations later found that the attack was planned by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gilloly, in order to hinder Kerrigan's chances of making the U.S. Olympics team.

Kerrigan eventually recovered and competed in the 1994 Olympics. She won the silver medal.

Now:

In April 2017, Kerrigan, 48, told ABC News: "We were at an event four years after I was attacked but we didn't really speak to each other so it was very awkward and strange." When the interviewer asks if she ever got an apology from Harding, Kerrigan responds, "Not a direct ... does it matter at this point?"

Kerrigan has three kids with her husband of 22 years Jerry Solomon. She gave birth to her son Matthew in 1996, but revealed to ABC that she then suffered six miscarriages over eight years. Kerrigan turned to fertility treatments and gave birth to her second son Brian in 2005 and daughter Nicole in 2008.

In 2017, Kerrigan stepped back into the spotlight as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. She also executive produced the upcoming sports documentary Why Don't You Lose 5 Pounds?, which is about athletes struggling with eating disorders. Kerrigan told ABC she can relate to subjects in the film because she also felt pressure to stay in shape as a competitor. "It became difficult for me to eat more," she said.

Kerrigan also recently appeared on a Christmas-themed episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Kris Jenner invited her as a guest on the show to figure skate on the family's skating rink at their home.

Jeff Gillooly

Then:

Gilloly was a conveyor belt operator who was married to Tonya Harding from 1990 to 1993. He also often served as Harding's manager. Harding accused him of abuse and she filed for divorce twice.

Gillooly was charged with conspiracy to commit assault for the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, but later pleaded down to one count of racketeering, according to a 1994 New York Daily News article. He served prison time for the offense. He alleged that Harding was aware of the planned attack and said, "Okay, let's do it."

Now:

Gillooly changed his name to Jeff Stone after his release from prison in 1995. He also shaved off his famous mustache and took a job as a used car salesman.

In 2013, he conducted an interview with Deadspin, in which he revealed he resides in Clackamas, Oregon, with his wife Christy Novasio and two kids Haley and Noah Stone. The mother of his children, Nancy Sharkey, committed suicide in 2005 after years of battling substance abuse, according to Deadspin.

LaVona Fay "Sandy" Golden

Then:

According to a 1994 Chicago Tribune article, Harding's mother Golden worked nights as a waitress to help pay for figure skating lessons and sewed her daughter's costumes by hand. She accompanied Harding to many of her practices, but was reportedly seen getting physical with her daughter on multiple occasions.

John McBride, owner of the Valley Ice Arena in Beaverton, Oregon, told the Chicago Tribune that if Harding did not jump high enough or skate cleanly, her mother would "whack her." Harding's cousin, Debbie Addison, also said Harding felt the pressure from her mother to succeed. "All her life her mother told her if you weren't good enough for first, you weren't good enough for anything," Addison said.

Golden denied the accusations on CBS's Eye to Eye With Connie Chung, The New York Times reported in 1994. "I wouldn't call myself an abusive mother, nor would I say she had a bad childhood," Golden said on CBS. "And then some people, they don't figure it's right to swat a bottom. I think if a bottom needs to be swatted, fine. Swat is not spank. Spank is putting over your knees and going whop, whop, whop, whop, or whatever. I did not ever do that."

Now:

Golden and Harding remain estranged. In 2009, Harding told Oprah Winfrey she was physically abused by her mother growing up. Winfrey said Golden admitted to hitting Harding only "once," which Harding disputed.

Golden, who now lives in Washington state, spoke to Inside Edition on November 1 to stand by her claims and explain her current relationship with Harding. "She hates me. I could never do anything right for her," Golden said. "I gave her one swat at a competition. I would love to be a part of the family, but I know she does not want this, so I will not bother her." She said they mother and daughter have not spoken in 15 years, since 2002.

Diane Rawlinson

Then:

Rawlinson was Harding's coach who, according to a 1994 Chicago Tribune article, was a former Ice Capades soloist, model wine collector, and wife to a prominent Oregon attorney.

Rawlinson parted ways twice with Harding, but was her coach in the competitions leading up to the 1994 Olympics. When the attack against Kerrigan occurred, Rawlinson denied Harding had any involvement. "Tonya's innocent," Rawlinson told The Washington Post. "She won the nationals. She trained hard to be on the national team and she deserves to go."

Now:

Rawlinson has kept a pretty low profile since coaching Harding. In a 2013 Oregon Live article, she was cited as one of the recipients of the Koerner Rombauer Award for Service, along with her husband, Dennis Rawlinson. The Koerner Rombauer Award "recognizes individuals that have significantly contributed to the success of [Classic Wines Auction] through their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to the event and its benefiting charities. She is also listed on the foundation board of directors for the Portland Ice Skating Club.

Shawn Eckhardt

Then:

Eckhardt worked as Harding's bodyguard. According to a report by Diane Sawyer in 1994, he worked with Derrick Smith (one of the accomplices in Kerrigan's attack) as a teenager, and alleged that he worked for espionage agencies around the world.

After the attack on Kerrigan, Eckhardt accused Harding of knowing about the plan. "She knew that it had been initiated. She knew that it was going to take place," Eckhardt told Diane Sawyer "[Harding] asked me why haven't they gotten this done yet? She was upset that it was taking so long."

Eckhardt contacted Smith, who hired his nephew Shane Stant as Kerrigan's hit man. Eckhardt was sentenced to 18 months in prison for racketeering but was released four months early in September 1995.

Now:

Eckhardt changed his name to Brian Shawn Griffith after the attack, according to a New York Times obituary. He died at age 40 in 2007. He lived in Beaverton, Oregon, and had started a computer business in 2001, but it dissolved in 2005, according to state records. He was also sentenced to three years' probation for a misdemeanor assault in 2001.

Shane Stant

Then:

Stant was the hit man hired to attack Harding. On January 6, 1994, he snuck into Kerrigan's practice rink and clubbed her with a police baton.

On E!'s True Hollywood Story, he alleged that his uncle Derrick Smith asked him if he would "take down a skater" for money. Her served 14 months in prison for the conspiracy.

In a 1995 Spokesman-Review article, Stant apologized for his involvement in the crime. "I'm really sorry for what I've done," Stant said. "I've kind of waited to say I was sorry to Nancy Kerrigan. I didn't think it would sound sincere if I said it before I got sentenced. But I don't think I will bother her because she probably just wants to put this behind her."

Now:

In a 2013 Bleacher Report article, Stant said: "The big thing for me is I became a Christian. It sounds really cliche-ish. But it really changed me," he said. "I had an opportunity when I was in prison to sit there and go, 'Man, what kind of person do you want to be? What kind of legacy do you want to leave for your family and your children? What kind of man do you want to be?'"

Derrick B. Smith

Then:

Smith was Gillooly's friend and Stant's uncle. He attended the meetings in which he, Gillooly, Eckhardt, and Stant planned out the attack. On January 6, 1994, he drove the getaway car that Stant used to escape the scene of the crime. On January 13, Smith was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault,Oregon Livereported in 1994.

Now:

According to Bleacher Report, in 2013, Smith resided in Montana and remained the most private out of the group. There have not been any recent public updates.

Oksana Baiul

Then:

Baiul was a 16-year-old professional figure skater from the Ukraine, competing at the 1994 Olympics against Kerrigan and Harding. She won the gold over Kerrigan, who took home the silver.

Now:

On Twitter, Baiul credits herself as a figure skater, philanthropist, producer, and family person. She recently shared a photo of her family on her 40th birthday in November.

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